''Off to the Races'' was an Australian television

game show A game show is a genre of broadcast viewing entertainment (radio, television, internet, stage or other) where contestants compete for a reward. These programs can either be participatory or Let's Play, demonstrative and are typically directed b ...

which aired from 1967 to 1969. Produced by LKN Productions and hosted by

Bert Bryant Bert Bryant (1927–1991) is regarded as one of Australia's top racecallers of Thoroughbred horse racing in the twentieth century. His career as a racecaller began in western New South Wales on country racetracks. In 1948, while living in Dubbo ...

, and aired on ATV-0 (now ATV-10 and part of

Network Ten Network 10 (commonly known as Ten Network, Channel 10 or simply 10) is an Australian commercial television network owned by Ten Network Holdings, a division of the Paramount Networks UK & Australia subsidiary of Paramount Global. One of five ...

). Despite its short run, it was a popular show.

Episode status

Five episodes are held by

National Film and Sound Archive The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA), known as ScreenSound Australia from 1999 to 2004, is Australia's audiovisual archive, responsible for developing, preserving, maintaining, promoting and providing access to a national co ...

. Given the wiping of that era and generally low survival rate of ATV series of the 1960s, it is unlikely any other episodes still exist.

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*{{imdb title, 4652458 1967 Australian television series debuts 1969 Australian television series endings Black-and-white Australian television shows English-language television shows 1960s Australian game shows